prevented

英 [prɪˈventɪd]

美 [prɪˈventɪd]

v.  阻止; 阻碍; 阻挠
prevent的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 防止；预防；阻止
  Topreventsomething means to ensure that it does not happen.
  1. These methods prevent pregnancy...
     这些方法能防止怀孕。
  2. Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing...
     进一步的治疗将阻止癌症恶化。
  3. We recognized the possibility and took steps to prevent it happening.
     我们认识到了这种可能性，并且采取了一些预防措施。
• VERB 阻止；制止；阻碍
  Topreventsomeonefromdoing something means to make it impossible for them to do it.
  1. He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs...
     他说这将使公司无法创造新的工作机会。
  2. Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country...
     其国民可能会被禁止出境。
  3. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
     警方一直都设法阻止他们携带武器。

双语例句

• The guardian said the financial settlements in Britain were accompanied by clauses that prevented the people receiving the money from speaking about the cases.
  卫报说此次经济赔偿和解的附带条件是获赔者不得再谈此案。
• He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend
  当她不准孩子们在某个周末去看他的时候，他终于控制不住自己了。
• Bad weather prevented me from starting.
  恶劣的天气使我不能动身。
• Disagreements among the twelve EC countries prevented them from taking any concerted action
  欧共体12个成员国之间的意见不合导致他们无法采取统一的行动。
• This partly opens the choke so that an overrich mixture is prevented.
  这种阻风门的部分开启可以防止混合气过浓。
• They prevented the flood from breaking over the dam.
  他们堵住了洪水，没让它淹过堤坝。
• A glance from one of the moving swords fell across his eyes and prevented him from seeing the blow.
  挥动的剑发出一道闪光，射向他的眼睛，使他看不到这一重击。
• The club's constitution prevented women from becoming full members.
  这个俱乐部的章程不允许女性成为正式会员。
• He was a talented man, but his dislike of hard work prevented him getting anywhere in the business world.
  他很有才能，但是他不喜欢努力工作，这使他在企业界里毫无成就。
• If not recognized and treated, glaucoma may cause blindness that could have been prevented in most patients.
  多数青光眼病人是可以治疗的，但是，如果没有及时识别和治疗，青光眼也可以致盲。